Before the first words were spoken, Before the first embers of man were lit, They stirred. Beneath the crust of the waking world, Where black tides churn over things long drowned, Old jaws whisper in languages shaped Before sound Sundered silence, We gather here at the shoreline of the infinite, to call out to what crawls between the stars not because we believe… but because we fear what will happen if we don’t. ...A single ripple shivers across the water.... ...Something ancient… …is listening. We kneel at the altar Of unknown gods, Pray to an Other With our fingers crossed. I'm lookin' at you, Babe Are you lookin' at me? We've all got somethin' We believe. We need somethin' to believe in, Somethin' to believe in. We've all got somethin' we believe in Somethin' to believe in. There are ghosts in the water Beneath the bridge; He was somebody's father, He was somebody's kid. But he wanted somethin' more than The blood and the bone And now he’s found it, In a home unknown. We need somethin' to believe in, Somethin' to believe in. We've all got somethin' we believe in Somethin' to believe in. You will not stop us now There’s too much left undone. There is no turning 'round; We must keep pressing on, Pressing on. Ink-spill sentinel, crawlspace oracle, Threadbare hymns in a chalk-line corridor. Half-moon heartbeat, thump like a war drum, Smoke-stack lungs push ghosts through the floorboards. Fingernail scratches in the freeze-frame night, Something in the rafters keeps blinkin' out the lights. Mind like a lantern with a crack in the glass All the shadows leak out and they creep in fast. Star-map scrawled on the back of my eyelids, Cipher in the tide where the sirens are silent. Belief ain’t a blessing, it’s a doorway hinge And the void swings open when the north winds sing. We need somethin' to believe in, Somethin' to believe in. We've all got somethin' we believe in Somethin' to believe in. The sky folds like wet paper, And the stars align into a sigil older than the universe. Believe whatever you want. Cling to whatever faith you’ve found. But know this: Belief does not tame the dark it only invites it closer. "Just say the word..."
